Deep Reinforcement Learning - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

Inside the OR: Disrupted Routines and New Technologies

organizations successfully integrate new technologies into their operations. "In an industry context in which individual heroism and skill are assumed to be critical determinants of important outcomes," they write, "this study produces evidence that... View Details

Keywords: by Hilah Geer

14 Aug 2006
HBS Case

On Managing with Bobby Knight and “Coach K”

Angeles Lakers basketball team. Supporting material shows film clips of some of the more notorious Knight moments as well as Coach K's press conference after turning down the Lakers job. Students come away with a deep sense of each... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports

03 Mar 2008
First Look

First Look: March 4, 2008

particular case in point. What had Metro International learned from experiences elsewhere on the globe and would they allow the company to make the Spanish unit profitable? What strategy should the Spanish country manager adopt? Purchase... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Feb 2022
Book

Innovation Isn’t Just for Startups: How Big Companies Can Succeed

to the revolution in life sciences that had been triggered by the decoding of the genome in the 1990s. That involved doing business with many hundreds of startups with deep science backgrounds, an anathema to IBM’s traditional focus on... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

10 Nov 2015
Op-Ed

Authentic Leadership Rediscovered

authentic. Authentic Leadership was intended as a clarion call to the new generation to learn from negative examples like Enron, WorldCom and Tyco. In it, I defined authentic leaders as genuine, moral and character-based leaders:... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

21 Dec 2010
First Look

First Look: December 21

received theory; and/or (3) reinforce the findings of more systematic investigations, giving greater confidence in their validity. Learning from such accounts calls for a "Bayesian" mindset, in... View Details

13 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk

only thing that this sort of learned pragmatism gives me is the opportunity to engage my colleagues who have the real power to make a difference in this country." And he said, "We'll see." So I guess he's right. We'll see. Neeley: So your... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Pharmaceutical

04 Apr 2011
HBS Case

Reinventing the National Geographic Society

TV, cable programming—but is still trying to figure out the best strategy for integrating them. Despite repeated structural changes, employees still operate in silos. In short, the National Geographic case is fertile learning ground for... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Publishing

21 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

interactivity, inclusion, and intentionality—that reinforce one another. [div class=infogram-embed data-id=_/TcA9lLca7jmZUe3XF3nP][/div] Intimacy Leaders must be honest and vulnerable with their teams, presenting themselves as fully human... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden

04 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Shackleton: An Entrepreneur of Survival

are much, much greater than they expected them to be. Crew of the Endurance, when spirits were still high. Photo by Frank Hurley, voyage photographer. Copyright Royal Geographical Society, London. The third reason is that the Shackleton story is compelling. Case method... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

08 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Representation Matters: Building Case Studies That Empower Women Leaders

in reinforcing stereotypes, which conflate leadership with masculinity. When the industry or subject of the case is traditionally associated with men and masculinity, the leader-equals-male effect compounds. "A robust body of research has... View Details

Keywords: by Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg

28 Jan 2020
Book

Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking

University, where senior and retired executives learn to develop leadership skills in the service of solving large social problems. Many of the examples in the book come from her experience leading that program. Sean Silverthorne: We’re... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

11 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard

resource-based view and identification of core competencies are effective frameworks for strategy formulation. If the company has a great human capital base, with skilled, experienced, and highly motivated employees, then striving to create a View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

10 May 2010
Research & Ideas

What Top Scholars Say About Leadership

20th centuries, it is clear that scholars studied leadership closely. One example is sociologist Max Weber and his concern about the nature of authority: the foundation of authority that was located in traditional authority, charismatic authority, rational authority;... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Education

09 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

Identify Great Customers from Their First Purchase

Using information collected during a customer’s first purchase, a new marketing tool that leverages machine learning technology can provide firms with valuable predictions about the customer’s future behavior, says Eva Ascarza, a... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail; Service

16 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Technology Alone Can't Solve AI's Bias Problem

human toll to letting algorithms do the work. “Maybe there is a bias from people who have been traditionally hiring men.” Searches on popular recruiting sites might seem like a neutral way to find prospective candidates, but their underlying technology can View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

10 Mar 2015
First Look

First Look: March 10

Diversity and Inclusion (D&I), provided a summary of the firm's journey to date and an update on its progress. The message from Fink at the July meeting was clear: the firm needed to do more. This message was also reinforced by the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

30 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018

lifetimes, this book looks at the past of green business to identify lessons for the future. It provides rich new evidence and insights on green business as it examines its variation between industries and nations over time. It shows the View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

07 May 2020
Research & Ideas

The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation

they will also bring valuable experimentation and learning opportunities for policymakers. Amidst these massive disruptions, a combination of short- and long-term innovation responses can provide a ray of hope for businesses. While the... View Details

Keywords: by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso

15 Jul 2019
Book

Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence

that finance is not rocket science. It’s really pretty intuitive and extremely accessible. It’s critical and fun for people who understand and appreciate business. They can enjoy learning about companies in View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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